Documentary Short Film Contest 54 ED. 2026

Poland 2025 28'
Inga lives in Warsaw on Daedalus Street, named after the mythological architect who escaped from the labyrinth using beeswax wings. She moved to Poland with her blind parents, along with five cats and a dog, after Russia invaded Ukraine on her fifth birthday. Inga enjoys blowing out candles on birthday cakes because she then gets to make a wish. She also loves her camera, a torch, and a toy horse with spinning legs which her mother bought for her in Krivyi Rih. Although Inga often guides her parents, she cannot accompany her dad on his trip to Ukraine, where he returns to handle unfinished affairs.

Krzysztof Kopczyński
Documentary filmmaker, PhD, Professor at the University of Warsaw. He produced over 50 documentaries which have been shown at festivals in 70 countries at least and won about140 awards. Director of documentaries Stone Silence (Afghanistan, 2007), screened in 40 countries, and The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls (Ukraine, 2015), screened in 20 countries. He is a winner of 25 film awards and a member of the European Film Academy as well as the Polish Film Academy.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Krzysztof Kopczyński
SCRIPT:
Krzysztof Kopczyński
PRODUCTION:
Eureka Media Architekci, co-production Belsat TV
EDITING:
Marek Kucharski
SOUND:
Anton Kocuba, Patrycja Krysik, Aleksandra Pajak, Jacek Pajak, Anna Rok, Jakub Wolowiec
Animation:
Anton Baibakov
CAMERA:
Michal Popiel-Machnicki
CONTACT:
katarzyna.wilk@kff.com.pl
